mallet

CEFRB2

/ˈmælɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tool with a large head used for hitting things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.

Examples

  • Can you send it with a mallet?

  • I have mallet problems at the moment.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.

  2. A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.

  3. A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.

More examples

In context

  • Sami tried to kill Layla with a mallet.

  • We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground.

  • Carpenters use mallets for assembling.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To avoid damaging the wood, the carpenter used a rubber blank to gently tap the chisel.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English malet, maylet, from Old French mallet, maillet (“a wooden hammer, mallet”), diminutive of mal, mail (“a hammer”), from Latin malleus (“a hammer, mall, mallet”).